SECAUCUS, N.J., June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest
Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of
diagnostic information services, marks its 10-year anniversary as a
CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ employer this year, signifying its
commitment to implementing employee health strategies that will
reduce cancer risk among its workforce.
The CEO Cancer Gold Standard is the employer-led health and
wellness accreditation program of the CEO Roundtable on
Cancer, a nonprofit organization whose corporate members
collaborate on initiatives to eliminate cancer as a personal
disease and public health problem. To earn Gold
Standard accreditation, an employer must take concrete actions
to reduce the risk and burden of cancer for employees, with
programs focused on tobacco cessation and weight management, access
to cancer screening and support for cancer survivors in the
workplace.
While more than 200 private, nonprofit and government employers
have earned Gold Standard accreditation at least once, only 24
organizations mark 10 years of accreditation in 2020.
"Our goal at Quest Diagnostics is to create a healthier world,
and that begins with the physical and mental health of our 47,000
employees," said Steve Rusckowski,
Chairman, CEO and President. "Employee health strategy that fosters
healthy behavior, regular screening and personalized treatment can
go a long way in lowering risks and improving outcomes from cancer
and many other diseases. As we mark 10 years as a Gold Standard
employer, we remain committed to doing our part to promote a
cancer-free world."
Quest provides services aimed at improving the health of its own
employees and spouses/domestic partners and as a product offering
for other employers focused on employee health. The company
specializes in employing population health management techniques
that combine biometric screening, behavioral modification and care
intervention to empower individuals to access insights into their
health risks and take active steps to improve their health.
In addition to the CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation, Quest
Diagnostics has achieved Gold status in the American Heart
Association's Workplace Health Achievement Index and is the
recipient of the National Business Group on Health's Best Employers
for Healthy Lifestyles Awards.
About Quest Diagnostics Employer Population Health
Quest Diagnostics Employer Population Health is the leader in
solutions that help improve outcomes and costs for employers. With
nationwide lab access and insights from clinical data, Quest
Diagnostics provides health screenings and related population
health solutions to help identify chronic disease risks, connect
employees to needed in-network care, and empower better health.
Quest Diagnostics also provides workplace COVID-19 screening
services to help employers foster safer work environments. For more
information, visit www.QuestForHealth.com
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health
outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab
results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and
treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care
management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and
half the physicians and hospitals in the United States,
and our 47,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and
with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions
that transform lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com
About The CEO Roundtable on Cancer
The CEO
Roundtable on Cancer was founded in 2001, when former
President George H.W. Bush
challenged a group of executives to "do something bold and
venturesome about cancer within your own corporate
families." The CEOs responded by creating and encouraging the
widespread adoption of the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ which
calls for organizations to evaluate their health benefits and
workplace culture and take extensive, concrete actions in five key
areas of health and wellness to address cancer in the workplace.
For more information on the CEO Cancer Gold Standard and
the no-cost, web-based accreditation process, please
visit www.CancerGoldStandard.org.
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